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十家锅灶九不同
十家锅灶九不同
十家锅灶九不同
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十家锅灶九不同

十家锅灶九不同 — “Everyone has their own ideas and methods”

十家锅灶九不同 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Everyone has their own ideas and methods”. Making it difficult to achieve uniformity or agreement. Literally, “Ten households, nine different stoves”.

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十家锅灶九不同 Pronunciation and Pinyin

十家锅灶九不同 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
十
shí2the number ten
家
jiā10family home or expert
锅
guō12cooking pot or pan
灶
zào7stove or kitchen god
九
jiǔ2the number nine
不
bù4not
同
tóng6same, together, with

Example Sentence with 十家锅灶九不同

大家对这次团队活动有很多不同的建议,真是十家锅灶九不同,我们需要好好协调才能确定最终方案。
Everyone has many different suggestions for this team activity; it's truly a case of 'ten households, nine different stoves,' and we need to coordinate well to finalize the plan.

Idioms Related to 十家锅灶九不同

Synonyms of 十家锅灶九不同

  • zhòng众kǒu口nán难tiáo调It's hard to please everyone

Antonyms of 十家锅灶九不同

  • wàn万zhòng众yī一xīn心all united in one common cause

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  • shí十bù不dāng当yī一ten people are not worth one
  • shí十shì世dān单chuán传sole male heir for ten generations
  • shí十zhī之bā八jiǔ九most likely
  • shí十èr二wàn万fēn分extremely; to the utmost degree
  • shí十èr二dào道jīn金pái牌a series of urgent imperial decrees
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  • shí十èr二jīn金chāi钗a group of beautiful women
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Questions about 十家锅灶九不同

What does 十家锅灶九不同 mean?

十家锅灶九不同 (shí jiā guō zào jiǔ bù tóng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Everyone has their own ideas and methods”.

How do you pronounce 十家锅灶九不同?

十家锅灶九不同 is pronounced shí jiā guō zào jiǔ bù tóng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 十家锅灶九不同 literally mean?

Literally, 十家锅灶九不同 means “Ten households, nine different stoves”. It is used to mean “Everyone has their own ideas and methods”.

What is the Chinese definition of 十家锅灶九不同?

比喻各有各的想法,各有各的做法,很难求得一致

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